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<br />Allocation of FY04-05 <br />Emergency Shelter Grant Funds <br />March 15, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />care), and homeless prevention. A maximum of 30 percent of the total, <br />grant may be used for essential services and 30 percent for homeless <br />prevention. <br /> <br />For the past 16 years, the City has actively participated in the ESG <br />program by providing over $3,044,000 to homeless service organizations. <br />In October 2003, a Request for Proposals was mailed to 58 non-profit <br />service providers soliciting applications for fiscal year 2004-2005 <br />grant funding. <br /> <br />Seventeen service agencies responded with funding requests totaling <br />$479,991. Proposals predominately sought funds to offset program <br />administration, homeless prevention, maintenance and operating costs. <br /> <br />On January 14, 2004, an evaluation panel consisting of representatives <br />from the Community Development Agency, the Community Redevelopment and <br />Housing Commission, the Human Relations Commission, a non-profit agency <br />that provides services for abused children, and the City's CDBG/ESG <br />consultant conducted applicant interviews to rate and rank the proposals <br />using the following criteria: 1) community. need, 2) effective and <br />efficient use of funds, 3) organizational qualifications and 4) HOO <br />requirements. Exhibi t 1 provides a list of the agencies submitting <br />proposals, the evaluation panel rating, the grant amount for the present <br />year, and the recommended funding for fiscal year 2004-2005. A brief <br />table of information regarding each applicant is also provided (Exhibit <br />2) . One of the recommended proposals will fund homeless prevention <br />programs, and 11 programs will provide essential services. <br /> <br />Twelve proposals are being recommended for funding as follows: <br /> <br />Anaheim Interfaith Halcyon <br />Casa Teresa <br />Human Options <br />Interval House <br />Legal Aid Society of Orange County <br />Mercy House Center <br />Mercy House Joseph and Regina Houses <br />Orange County Mental Health Association <br />Saint vincent DePaul <br />Southwest Minority Economic Development Assoc. <br />WISE Place <br />Women's Transitional Living Center <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br />9,000 <br />9,665 <br />20,000 <br />35,000 <br />12,000 <br />30,000 <br />32,000 <br />30,000 <br />20,000 <br />22,000 <br />47,000 <br />30,000 <br /> <br />15,614 <br /> <br />5% Admin. <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />$312,279 <br /> <br />20C-2 <br />